Epidemiological features of leukemia in children

Abstract

The problem of childhood leukemia is being discussed in the papers of the researchers from all parts of the world. This pathology is almost 1/3 of all malignancies in children and ranks first among the diseases of blood. The most common type of acute leukemia in children is acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounting for 80% of all the cases. The incidence of leukemia ranges from 3.2 to 4.4 per 100 thousand children under the age of 15 years. Peak incidence occurs at age of 2-5 years. 50% of childhood cancer deaths occur because of leukemia. Nowadays an extensive research work is being carried on to find out the epidemiology of leukemia for resolving funding measures for further implementation of the provision of highly specialized health care for children with cancer and hematoonkological diseases. The purpose of the study is to analyze the epidemiology of child leukemia population of Ukraine and Sumy region in 2010-2016.